COLOMBO: Sri Lanka's cash-strapped government will need at least $5 billion in the next six months to maintain basic standards of living, including some $3.3 billion for fuel imports, the country's prime minister told parliament.

Islamabad: The Pakistan government is mulling to launch a sedition case against former prime minister Imran Khan and the chief ministers of Gilgit Baltistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa for allegedly planning an “attack” on the federation during a...

Abu Dhabi: Atul and Rajesh Gupta, two brothers from the wealthy Gupta family, have been arrested in the United Arab Emirates, the South African government has announced. They are accused in South Africa of profiting from their close links with...

Manama: Crown Prince and Prime Minister of Bahrain, Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, recently met Swami Brahmaviharidas and delegation of the BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha to discuss the construction of a BAPS temple in Bahrain.

Colombo: A diplomatic row has erupted between Sri Lanka and Russia after Lanka’s Bandaranaike International Airport detained an Airbus A330 aircraft of Russia and did not allow the flight with 191 passengers and 13 crew members to to depart.

Sri Lankan Muslims have decided to forgo the Haj pilgrimage this year due to the worst economic crisis facing the debt-ridden country, a media report said.

The Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore (CCCS) has expressed concerns over Tatas acquiring Air India (AI) as three related entities now have a major presence on “overlapping passenger routes” - Delhi-Singapore and Mumbai-Singapore...

Reliance Brands (RBL), which bought British toy retailer Hamleys in 2019, is all set to acquire 40% stake in Italy-headquartered Plastic Legno’s toy manufacturing business in India for an undisclosed sum. The deal will help Reliance Brands strengthen...